Year 3-6 Sector

Year 3

In Reading the grade 3 students have been enjoying participating in a film study based on Toy Story.  They have been studying the characters, conflict and conflict resolution. 

In Writing the students are looking at the fantasy genre.  By using movies such as Toy Story and Shrek, they have be looking at what 'fantasy' means and different fantasy settings and fantasy type characters.

The students are enjoying their daily reviews in their Maths session.  These daily reviews are helping revise some of the learning we are currently doing as well as revising the learning we have done earlier in the year.  We are also looking at measurement and completing lots of hands-on activities while learning about length, mass and capacity. 

In Humanities, we are at the conclusion of our Civics and Citizenship unit.  The students have thrived in their lessons on the three levels of government in Australia (local, State and Federal).

As we come towards the end of the school year, we are looking forward to our end of year celebration at Airoworld and have also been practising hard for our End-of-Year Concert.

All the grade 3 teachers are so proud of the accomplishments and improvements the students have made throughout the year. We also want to thank the parents and guardians of our students for all their help and support.

We are proud of all our students' efforts, positive mindsets and look forward to acknowledging and celebrating their accomplishments with them throughout these units.

Year 3 Team

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Year 4

We’re now on the home stretch! It’s been a busy and exciting term, and here’s a snapshot of all the great learning our students have been doing. 

Reading and Writing

Students have moved on from persuasive writing and The Wild Robot. They recently completed a book review and have now begun developing their analytical skills through the movie Inside Out. They are making connections to the characters, exploring both inside and outside traits, examining key themes, and even creating their own characters inspired by the movie. In writing, students are focusing on spelling and writing conventions, as well as engaging in some NAPLAN-style practice to ensure they are well-prepared for next year.

Mathematics

In maths, we have been exploring all four operations, revising strategies, and identifying the most efficient and practical ways to solve problems. Students have also been learning probability language, including terms such as “certain,” “unlikely,” “most likely,” “50/50 chance,” “even chance,” and other related concepts.

Humanities

In humanities, students have been investigating the levels of government and how these impact their lives as students and the wider world.

Science

Students continue to explore chemical reactions and have begun writing up their own science experiments. 

Health

In health, we have been focusing on safe online platforms and teaching students how to navigate the internet safely.

Things to remember: We have our end of year excursion to the Brimbank Aquatic Centre on the 16th of December, 2025. 

We are proud of the effort and enthusiasm our students continue to show and look forward to ending the term on a really positive note! 

''In year 4, kindness is our jam!''

Year 4 Team

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Year 5

Our Grade 5 students recently took part in an empowering Leadership Day here at Brookside P-9 and what a day full of energy that was! Our cohort kicked things off with an Amazing Race style challenges filled with fun, fast paced activities that encouraged teamwork, problem solving skills and plenty of obstacles for laughter and to build on resilience. From station to station, students demonstrated enthusiasm, team bonding and the chance to grow their leadership skills.

The Grade 5 students also took time to reflect on what truly makes a great leader, each Grade 5 teacher shared ideas about courage, kindness, initiative and the importance of supporting others this made for a great discussion on what qualities a leader has and what being a good leader looks like.  A highlight of the event was our special guest speaker, Sam Bramham an Australian Paralympic swimmer who captivated the students with his incredible life story. His message of embracing challenges and chasing big goals left the Year 5’s inspired and buzzing with SO many questions!! 

Overall, our Leadership Day was a big success! The whole day was full of energy, curiosity, and plenty of fun. It really helped spark confidence and leadership skills in every student the Grade 5’s were fully engaged the whole day and walked away with valuable insights.

Kind regards,

Grade 5 Teachers

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Year 6

In reading we have been learning about The Greatest Showman. We have watched the movie and are now identifying the themes and figurative language in the songs.

In writing we are learning about persuasive writing. We have written multiple pieces of persuasive using the TEEL structure (Topic, Evidence, Explanation, Link). The latest persuasive piece we have written is about ‘Is it better to fit in or stand out?’. What do you think? 

In math we are learning about probability which is the chance of something happening and finance where different things about money and we even made our own excel spreadsheet for products.

In drama we are creating a music video about our time in primary (prep – 6 ) and we will be presenting our music video at our graduation. We have had such a fun time filming each scene!

This term with buddies we have all had such a great time spending our last lessons with them as their buddies we have did all different activities like decorating a picture frame with our picture in it to take home and a toys toy badge on how we can be good friends and some of our buddies have even made matching bracelets with us which we loved!

In hums we have been learning about economics and business. We have created a pitch in groups of 2-3 that we will present to a panel of judges. We have had some awesome ideas for products like new uniform, magic backpacks, and new special shoes.

Physical education: in P.E we have started our C-pep unit. This unit is where the students get to run most of it. In teams we each have a position E.G sports board member, coach, umpire, media manager ECT. The sport we are focusing on is volleyball and we have so much fun playing.

 We  have been so exited for graduation which is the 11th of December and we have been decorating and making props. Mrs Gillis has also been working hard to help us with our year 7 transition sessions. She got some current year 7 students to answer questions and show us their lockers. It has helped us so much, thanks Mrs Gillis. 

by Sophie and Marley

"In Year 6 we are cool because we thrive at school."

Grade 6 Team